Endgame
The time is the late ’80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward insurrection. A British mining concern is convinced that their interests would be better served in a stable South Africa and they quietly dispatch Michael Young, their head of public affairs, to open an unofficial dialogue between the bitter rivals. Assembling a reluctant yet brilliant team to pave the way to reconciliation by confronting obstacles that initially seem insurmountable, Young places his trust in ANC leader Thabo Mbeki and Afrikaner philosophy professor Willie Esterhuyse. It is their empathy that will ultimately serve as the catalyst for change by proving more powerful than the terrorist bombs that threaten to disrupt the peaceful dialogue.
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Director: Anwen Bull, Ben Harrison, Daryn Goldsbrough, Katie Harlow, Mark Goddard, Pete Travis, Shamiel Soni, Steve Morphew
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clarke Peters, Derek Jacobi, John Kani, Jonny Lee Miller, Mark Strong, Matthew Marsh, Mike Huff, Timothy West, William Hurt
